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Re: Discussion

Alex,
No worries. I will make a note to get back to set something up after the new year. Monday I am heading west to my wife's parents folks for a few weeks.
Happy Holidays,
Aaron
On Dec 15, 2009, at 5:09 AM, Nieves, Alexander wrote:
> Aaron im sorry but Friday just got slammed with customer last minute
> appt. how about next Tuesday?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aaron Barr [mailto:aaron@hbgary.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 9:00 PM
> To: Nieves, Alexander
> Subject: Re: Discussion
>
> Hi Alex,
>
> Friday 1-2 sounds good if your still available. I will come to you.
> Let me know if you just want to talk for a bit. I can at a high level
> discuss HBGary tools and capabilities. If you want a demo of the new
> products, Responder, Digital DNA, and Recon I would have to bring an
> engineer. If you just want to talk a bit first we can always set up a
> demo if your interested after the new year.
>
> Aaron
>
>
> On Dec 11, 2009, at 3:16 AM, Nieves, Alexander wrote:
>
>> I can do next Friday from 1-2pm, but I would have to ask you to meet
> me
>> in Herndon office where bill Varner sits. I will have a meeting there
>> that ends at 1pm. Let me know if this will work
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Aaron Barr [mailto:aaron@hbgary.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 1:38 PM
>> To: Nieves, Alexander
>> Subject: Re: Discussion
>>
>> How is your next Friday? I am open.
>>
>> Aaron
>>
>>
>> On Dec 10, 2009, at 5:59 AM, Nieves, Alexander wrote:
>>
>>> Aaron this is week has turned into an appt nightmare. I will have to
>>> look at another date. Next week is pretty busy also it's the week we
>>> spend on strategy and operations reviews. Let me look at what might
> be
>>> open for next week maybe during lunch. Shoot me a couple of dates
>>> between 1100-1300 time frame for next week. thanks
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Aaron Barr [mailto:aaron@hbgary.com]
>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 12:54 PM
>>> To: Nieves, Alexander
>>> Subject: Re: Discussion
>>>
>>> How does Friday look Alex? If it's no good I can meet with you maybe
>>> late next week to go over things and we can catch Greg his next trip
>>> out.
>>>
>>> Aaron
>>>
>>> From my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Dec 7, 2009, at 10:12 AM, "Nieves, Alexander"
>>> <Alexander.Nieves@ManTech.com
>>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Aaron im trying to move some appts around so we can meet so let me
>> see
>>>> what I can do for this week?
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Aaron Barr [mailto:aaron@hbgary.com]
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 2:25 AM
>>>> To: Nieves, Alexander
>>>> Subject: Discussion
>>>>
>>>> Hi Alex,
>>>>
>>>> I was wondering if you would be interested in getting together next
>>>> week
>>>> to talk about my new role, what we might be able to do together and
>>>> get
>>>> a brief on the latest HBGary and Mantech capabilities? Greg Hoglund
>>>> will be in town and of course does the best job conveying the
>>>> technologies (I'll get there). Not sure how familiar you are with
>>>> their
>>>> tools, but the one I am most excited about is their Digital DNA, it
>>>> does
>>>> behavior/characteristic identification of malware based on HBGarys
>>>> Malware genome database. So far its 75% successful at detecting all
>>>> malware we throw at it, as the genome database gets larger that
>> should
>>>> get better, but already pretty good.
>>>>
>>>> Another idea I am starting to form is a combined capability that I
>>>> think
>>>> can push the rock a little on Attribution. I am not sure if you are
>>>> familiar with Palantir. Their main focus in link analysis, and
> their
>>>> tool is best in class. I want to combine Palantirs capability for
>>>> externals analysis with HBGarys capability for malware binary
>> analysis
>>>> and fingerprinting and start doing some long term analysis and
>>>> correlation of attacks. I think this approach could push the
>>>> Attribution rock forward a little.
>>>>
>>>> I know you guys are in the "forensics" space but would really like
> to
>>>> talk about what that really means, also share where we are going and
>>>> see
>>>> where we might be able to help each other.
>>>>
>>>> If you noticed the time of the email. 3rd night in a row I have
>> woken
>>>> up in the middle of the night and can't sleep because my mind is
>>>> racing.
>>>> Its nice to be excited about work, but I need some sleep.
>>>>
>>>> Aaron
>>
>> Aaron Barr
>> CEO
>> HBGary Federal Inc.
>>
>>
>>
>
> Aaron Barr
> CEO
> HBGary Federal Inc.
>
>
>
Aaron Barr
CEO
HBGary Federal Inc.

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Alex,
No worries. I will make a note to get back to set something up after =
the new year. Monday I am heading west to my wife's parents folks for a =
few weeks.
Happy Holidays,
Aaron
On Dec 15, 2009, at 5:09 AM, Nieves, Alexander wrote:
> Aaron im sorry but Friday just got slammed with customer last minute
> appt. how about next Tuesday?=20
>=20
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aaron Barr [mailto:aaron@hbgary.com]=20
> Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 9:00 PM
> To: Nieves, Alexander
> Subject: Re: Discussion
>=20
> Hi Alex,
>=20
> Friday 1-2 sounds good if your still available. I will come to you.
> Let me know if you just want to talk for a bit. I can at a high level
> discuss HBGary tools and capabilities. If you want a demo of the new
> products, Responder, Digital DNA, and Recon I would have to bring an
> engineer. If you just want to talk a bit first we can always set up a
> demo if your interested after the new year.
>=20
> Aaron
>=20
>=20
> On Dec 11, 2009, at 3:16 AM, Nieves, Alexander wrote:
>=20
>> I can do next Friday from 1-2pm, but I would have to ask you to meet
> me
>> in Herndon office where bill Varner sits. I will have a meeting there
>> that ends at 1pm. Let me know if this will work
>>=20
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Aaron Barr [mailto:aaron@hbgary.com]=20
>> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 1:38 PM
>> To: Nieves, Alexander
>> Subject: Re: Discussion
>>=20
>> How is your next Friday? I am open.
>>=20
>> Aaron
>>=20
>>=20
>> On Dec 10, 2009, at 5:59 AM, Nieves, Alexander wrote:
>>=20
>>> Aaron this is week has turned into an appt nightmare. I will have to
>>> look at another date. Next week is pretty busy also it's the week we
>>> spend on strategy and operations reviews. Let me look at what might
> be
>>> open for next week maybe during lunch. Shoot me a couple of dates
>>> between 1100-1300 time frame for next week. thanks
>>>=20
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Aaron Barr [mailto:aaron@hbgary.com]=20
>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 12:54 PM
>>> To: Nieves, Alexander
>>> Subject: Re: Discussion
>>>=20
>>> How does Friday look Alex? If it's no good I can meet with you =
maybe
>>> late next week to go over things and we can catch Greg his next trip
>>> out.
>>>=20
>>> Aaron
>>>=20
>>> =46rom my iPhone
>>>=20
>>> On Dec 7, 2009, at 10:12 AM, "Nieves, Alexander"
>>> <Alexander.Nieves@ManTech.com
>>>> wrote:
>>>=20
>>>> Aaron im trying to move some appts around so we can meet so let me
>> see
>>>> what I can do for this week?
>>>>=20
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Aaron Barr [mailto:aaron@hbgary.com]
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 2:25 AM
>>>> To: Nieves, Alexander
>>>> Subject: Discussion
>>>>=20
>>>> Hi Alex,
>>>>=20
>>>> I was wondering if you would be interested in getting together next
>>>> week
>>>> to talk about my new role, what we might be able to do together and
>>>> get
>>>> a brief on the latest HBGary and Mantech capabilities? Greg =
Hoglund
>>>> will be in town and of course does the best job conveying the
>>>> technologies (I'll get there). Not sure how familiar you are with
>>>> their
>>>> tools, but the one I am most excited about is their Digital DNA, it
>>>> does
>>>> behavior/characteristic identification of malware based on HBGarys
>>>> Malware genome database. So far its 75% successful at detecting =
all
>>>> malware we throw at it, as the genome database gets larger that
>> should
>>>> get better, but already pretty good.
>>>>=20
>>>> Another idea I am starting to form is a combined capability that I
>>>> think
>>>> can push the rock a little on Attribution. I am not sure if you =
are
>>>> familiar with Palantir. Their main focus in link analysis, and
> their
>>>> tool is best in class. I want to combine Palantirs capability for
>>>> externals analysis with HBGarys capability for malware binary
>> analysis
>>>> and fingerprinting and start doing some long term analysis and
>>>> correlation of attacks. I think this approach could push the
>>>> Attribution rock forward a little.
>>>>=20
>>>> I know you guys are in the "forensics" space but would really like
> to
>>>> talk about what that really means, also share where we are going =
and
>>>> see
>>>> where we might be able to help each other.
>>>>=20
>>>> If you noticed the time of the email. 3rd night in a row I have
>> woken
>>>> up in the middle of the night and can't sleep because my mind is
>>>> racing.
>>>> Its nice to be excited about work, but I need some sleep.
>>>>=20
>>>> Aaron
>>=20
>> Aaron Barr
>> CEO
>> HBGary Federal Inc.
>>=20
>>=20
>>=20
>=20
> Aaron Barr
> CEO
> HBGary Federal Inc.
>=20
>=20
>=20
Aaron Barr
CEO
HBGary Federal Inc.

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